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Port of Melbourne Ranked First in GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment

Oct 17, 2023

Port of Melbourne (PoM) has been ranked first among Australian and international ports in the 2023 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Infrastructure Asset Assessment.The Port also received a five-star GRESB rating for the second consecutive year…

Techcross Expands Environmental Solutions Portfolio

Oct 17, 2023

Techcross, a comprehensive environmental company, will participate in the 2023 Kormarine.Techcross, known for its performance and sales in electrolysis-type ballast water management systems (BWMS), will showcase its expansion into new business areas alongside its existing BWMS at the 2023 Kormarine…

Inditex Partners with Maersk to Reduce its Maritime Transport Emissions

Oct 16, 2023

Inditex, parent company of fashion brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti, has partnered with Maersk to reduce its global GHG footprint from seaborne logistics by incorporating alternative fuels in all its inbound routes with the carrier.Through the ECO Delivery Ocean program…

Securing Federal Grant Resources for US Ports

Oct 16, 2023

Like many ports, the Alaskan Port of Homer faces aging infrastructure and capital needs well beyond the local funding capacity. The port is a key link in the supply chain for 47 remote, rural, disadvantaged or Alaska Native communities served by Homer…

Amazon River Port Water Levels Drop to 121-year Record Low

Oct 16, 2023

The water level at a major river port in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit its lowest point in at least 121 years on Monday, as a historic drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem.Rapidly drying…

Wasaline RoPax to Burn Biogas Fuel on Fridays

Oct 16, 2023

Finnish shipping company Wasaline announced it has started operating with certified biogas one day a week from October 13, in preparation for the EU emissions trading system that will come into force next year.The company, which operates the route connecting Vaasa…

Russia Has Hit Six Ships Since Deal Failed - Kyiv

Oct 15, 2023

Russia has hit six civilian ships, 150 port and grain facilities and destroyed over 300,000 tonnes of grain since Moscow quit a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain, the Kyiv government said on Friday.In a statement, it said…

Backlog at Israeli Ports Grows

Oct 15, 2023

The backlog of ships is growing at Israeli ports while operations continue at most terminals amid preparations by the military to launch a ground assault in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, according to data and sources.Israel has vowed to annihilate…

Drone Used to Inspect Internal Structure of Container Crane

Oct 12, 2023

MITSUI E&S and Liberaware have demonstrated the use of the small industrial drone 'IBIS', specially designed for indoor spaces, to inspect the internal structure of a quayside container crane.Liberaware's small drone IBIS was used to take a…

Port of Galveston to Co-pilot Shore Power Project

Oct 12, 2023

Galveston Wharves has been awarded a $1 million grant for a shore-power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston to reduce emissions from cargo shipping operations.Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)…

Port of Oakland appoints its first woman Director of Engineering

Oct 12, 2023

c Sánchez joined the port in February as an engineering project manager. She is the first woman and first Latina to serve in this leadership position at the port.  Sánchez spent over a decade at BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), where she served in various positions…

Inland Waterways: US Making Progress on Infrastructure

Oct 12, 2023

The United States’ vast network of navigable inland rivers is vital to the nation’s economy, serving as an aquatic superhighway for the efficient shipment of critical commodities like agricultural goods, energy products, building materials and industrial chemicals to destinations within the U…

CMA CGM Unveils Port Liberty

Oct 11, 2023

The CMA CGM Group has unveiled the investment and business strategy for its recently acquired Global Container Terminals (GCT) in Bayonne and New York ports as part of the Group's U.S. expansion plan.Effective immediately, the terminals will…

Vessels Run Aground in the Rivers of the Drought-hit Amazon Region

Oct 11, 2023

A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of river transport in the Amazon region hit by severe drought…

New Soda Ash Shipping Facility to be Built in Vancouver, US

Oct 11, 2023

Belgian multinational chemical company Solvay and Vancouver Bulk Terminal are teaming up for the redevelopment of Terminal 2, Berth 7 at the Port of Vancouver USA, in Washington state.Reconstruction is set to begin in 2024 and expected to be completed by early 2026…

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Mercuria Sues Baltic Exchange Over Freight Losses from Hormuz Closure

Mercuria Sues Baltic Exchange Over Freight Losses from Hormuz Closure

Ukrainian Drones Hit Tuapse Port Again, Environmental Crisis Deepens

Ukrainian Drones Hit Tuapse Port Again, Environmental Crisis Deepens

Russian Attack Hits Port Infrastructure

Russian Attack Hits Port Infrastructure

Port Snared in US-China Dispute, says Panama President

Port Snared in US-China Dispute, says Panama President

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